sinky
See also: síňky
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋki/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Adjective
sinky (comparative sinkier, superlative sinkiest)
- (informal) Into which one can sink.
- 1884 January 1, Laura G. Collins, “Paris”, in By-gone Tourist Days: Letters of Travel, Cincinnati, Oh.: The Robert Clarke Company, published 1900, page 159:
- Then I settled myself in the roomiest, deepest, sinkiest of spring-cushioned “arm-chairs,” and fastened my gaze on him, to wander no more while he stayed.
Derived terms
- sinkily
- sinkiness
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